Cuttings

Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 137 Location: Trowbridge

Merle gave an excellent talk and demonstration about cuttings this afternoon - very inspiring, thank you Merle Very Happy

What was the name of those tip cuttings you showed us? - wonder if Percy T did manage to create 3000 plants from one fuschia in a year Cool

This autumn I'm hoping to take all sorts of cuttings!!

Carrie

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

Sorry we couldn't stay for Merle's demo, we had to go.
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Bob

Cornishman in exile.

Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 84

Went straight home and did some of the tip cuttings with geraniums that I was intending to propagate. lets see what happens - do I have the green fingers of Merle, or not?

flo

Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 137 Location: Trowbridge

I've been eying up all sorts of plants in the garden and along our road!! (ones that droop over the pavement). So, come the autumn....... Rolling Eyes

Carrie

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject:

I'm no expert but the dozen or so Artemesia cuttings that it took a few weeks ago had a 90% success rate.

I trimmed up the host plant as it had become very leggy and used cuttings from the trimmings. The host is rejuvenated too. I am so pleased as it was my late mum's plant and a favourite of hers, she died in 1987 and the plant has to be around 40 years old. She always called it "Boys Love".
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Bob

Cornishman in exile.

Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Semington

Wow Bob now I know what that bush is called I have had some for years and lots of friends have had cuttings. The last time I grew a cutting I made it into a standard and is now a lovely 4 foot high "tree" looks great. I only knew it as "Boys Love". Very Happy

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